A full cover bet is any
bet which consists of all available multiple bets over a given number of selections.
Examples of full cover bets:
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Trixie'' - three selections
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Yankee
The term ''Yankee'' and its contracted form ''Yank'' have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, the Northeastern United Stat ...
'' - four selections
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Canadian or Super Yankee'' - five selections
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Heinz
The Kraft Heinz Foods Company, formerly the H. J. Heinz Company and commonly known as Heinz (), is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. ...
'' - six selections
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Super Heinz'' - seven selections
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Goliath
Goliath ( ) was a Philistines, Philistine giant in the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's giant, immense stature vary among biblical sources, with texts describing him as either or tall. According to the text, Goliath issued a challen ...
'' - eight selections
Examples of full cover bets with singles included:
* ''
Patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...
'' - three selections
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Lucky 15'' - four selections
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Lucky 31'' - five selections
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Lucky 63'' - six selections
The ''Lucky'' bets are so named because of the
bookmaker's practice of offering bonuses for one or more winning selections; most common of which is 'double the odds' for one winner.
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See also
* Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers
This is a non-exhaustive list of traditional and popular bets offered by bookmakers in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in ...
, a list of traditional and popular bets.
* Mathematics of bookmaking
References
Wagering